What are the features and functions of developerWorks spaces?
The features for developerWorks spaces will be spread across several releases. In the first release, we offer community leaders the ability to create and maintain topic-focused spaces (called “community topics”). A space can be owned by two or more registered developerWorks members, who collaboratively maintain the content and layout of the space. They decide on the content they would like to include, and, using a variety of portlets, present this information in a layout of their choosing. They can aggregate content from any combination of sources: developerWorks, IBM, or the Web. Additionally, they can create content in blogs, forums, wikis, and more. Each social networking tool is presented inside a portlet that can be placed or moved around the layout of a space. A space owner can edit the space from any Web browser. To start, they drag and drop portlets from a palette onto the page itself. They can then edit the contents of each portlet.
